Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 70.6% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 97.8% more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
$8.97
ZAR164.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
$4.77
ZAR87.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$0.95
ZAR17.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
$0.74
ZAR13.57
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$0.99
ZAR18.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
$3.67
ZAR67.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
$4.20
ZAR76.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
$2.23
ZAR40.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
$2.03
ZAR37.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$0.64
ZAR11.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
$0.70
ZAR12.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
$0.61
ZAR11.15
|
|
pay 63.3% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
$4.99
ZAR91.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
$52.31
ZAR958.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
$20,607.77
ZAR377,497.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
$8.55
ZAR156.60
|
|
pay 68.7% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
$41.37
ZAR757.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
$382.55
ZAR7,007.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
$326.35
ZAR5,978.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
$80.40
ZAR1,472.75
|
|
pay 83.4% more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
$174.12
ZAR3,189.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
$4,033.53
ZAR73,886.96
|
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
$2.11
ZAR38.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
$1.88
ZAR34.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
$2.90
ZAR53.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
$29.50
ZAR540.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
$6.62
ZAR121.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$47.72
ZAR874.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$32.06
ZAR587.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$90.39
ZAR1,655.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$81.37
ZAR1,490.50
|
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